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03765aam a2200577 i 4500 001 6500A6EAA7E711EB98937C0F4BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210428010042 008 180712s2019 caua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018033486 020 $a 0520301366 020 $a 9780520301368 035 $a (OCoLC)1048015940 040 $a CU-S/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d YDX $d YUS $d NJB $d GUA $d UAT $d MNU $d UKMGB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HM1226 $b .B48 2019 082 00 $a 305.5/2 $2 23 100 1 $a Bertellini, Giorgio, $d 1967- $e author. 245 14 $a The Divo and the Duce : $b promoting film stardom and political leadership in 1920s America / $c Giorgio Bertellini. 246 3 $a Promoting film stardom and political leadership in 1920s America 264 1 $a Oakland, California : $b University of California Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xv, 309 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Cinema cultures in contact ; $v 1 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : "Nothing like going to an authority" -- Popular sovereignty, public opinion, and the presidency -- Cultural nationalism and democracy's opinion leaders -- Wartime film stardom and global leadership -- The divo, new style heavy -- The ballyhooed art of governing romance -- Stunts and plebiscites -- Promoting a romantic biography -- National leader, international actor -- Conclusions. 520 $a "In the post-World War I American climate of isolationism, nativism, democratic expansion of civic rights, and consumerism, Italian-born star Rodolfo Valentino and Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini became surprising paragons of authoritarian male power and mass appeal. Drawing on extensive research in the United States and Italy, Giorgio Bertellini's work shows how their popularity, both political and erotic, largely depended on the efforts of public opinion managers, including publicists, journalists, and even ambassadors. Beyond the democratic celebrations of the Jazz Age, the promotion of their charismatic masculinity, while short-lived, inaugurated the now-familiar convergence of popular celebrity and political authority"--Provided by publisher. 540 $a This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY license. To view a copy of the license, visit: $u http://creativecommons.org/licenses 600 10 $a Valentino, Rudolph, $d 1895-1926. 600 10 $a Mussolini, Benito, $d 1883-1945. 650 0 $a Publicity $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Mass media and publicity. 650 0 $a Communication in politics. 650 0 $a Celebrities in mass media. 650 0 $a Motion picture industry $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 600 17 $a Mussolini, Benito, $d 1883-1945. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00029092 600 17 $a Valentino, Rudolph, $d 1895-1926. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00016013 650 7 $a Celebrities in mass media. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00850108 650 7 $a Communication in politics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00870243 650 7 $a Mass media and publicity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01011362 650 7 $a Motion picture industry. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01027150 650 7 $a Publicity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01083449 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Bertellini, Giorgio, 1967- $t Divo and the Duce. $d Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] $z 9780520972179 $w (DLC) 2018036816 830 0 $a Cinema cultures in contact; $v 1. 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210428013722.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6500A6EAA7E711EB98937C0F4BECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search